G/SPS/N/UKR/161  
21 May 2021  
(21-4267) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Pesticides and agrochemicals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The draft Law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of 
Ukraine on Improving State Regulation in the Sphere of Pesticides and Agrochemicals" . 
Language(s):  Ukrainian . Number of pages:  8 
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=70775  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/UKR/21_3597_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Law refers to:  
- labelling requirements for pesticides  and agrochemicals;  
- the procedure for state registration of preparations;  
- the removal of provisions for special raw material zones intended for the cultivation of 
products for children's and dietary nutrition;  
- harmonizing definitions of terms in acco rdance with the definitions under EU law;  
- eliminating duplication of authority and excessive government regulation;   
- strengthening the control over counterfeit pesticides and agrochemicals.  
The draft Law is also notified in accordance with the provisions of the TBT Agreement.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant inter national standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/UKR/161  
 
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  [ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Laws of 
Ukraine "On Pesticides and Agrochemicals", "On Insurance", "On Infant Food", "On 
Licensing of Economic Activities"  (available in Ukrainian)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be  determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : This Law shall enter into force on the day following the day of its 
publication and shall be enacted three months after its publication, except  for item "b" of 
subchapter 8 of chapter 1 of the Section I (refers to requirements on packaging and 
labelling), which shall enter into force one year after its publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 July 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
avail able) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: